Teams from Rio Tinto’s three Gladstone operations – Yarwun Refinery, Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL) and Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) – came together this week to celebrate the Group’s 150-year anniversary.
Founded on 29 March 1873 by a group of businessmen who purchased the Rio Tinto (Spanish for red river) mines in Spain, the company has grown into a global business providing materials the world needs.
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